KKR off to a quickfire start against Mumbai Indians
April 28, 2016  20:16
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KKR 32-0 (3 ovs) vs Mumbai | SCORECARD

Left-arm pacer Mitchell McClenaghan to bowl the second over. The first ball is full and slightly wide as Gambhir merely taps it on the off-side but places it perfectly in the gap through the covers for the first boundary of the match. The next is a bit short and Gambhir pulls it to deep square leg for just a single.

The ball is coming nicely on to the bat. This time Uthappa pushes it in the gap on the off-side but gets three runs courtesy of some sharp fielding as Ambati Rayudu puts in the slide to save a four.

McClenaghan struggling to find his rhythm early on. Again he gives some width as Gambhir carves it over the off-side for two runs.

Gambhir (8) looks to swing the last ball across the line but gets a leading edge which McClenaghan calls for and to everyone's horror puts down the simplest of catches, it takes a minute or two to recover from that shock. That was one of the easiest catches to have been put down and it remains to be seen how much it costs Mumbai, with Gambhir being in good form in the last few matches for KKR.

He immediately makes MI feel the pain as he straight drives Southee past mid-on for a four and has a big swing at the next but only for a single to deep square leg.

Uthappa joins in the act as he lofts a full delivery from Southee over mid-off for his first four. He pulls the next ball through midwicket for three runs before Gambhir hits the next behind square on the leg side for a four, the third of the over.

KKR are off to a quickfire start, as they race to 32 for no loss in three overs with Southee conceding 17 runs in his second over.

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